Conflicting

B2 16+

Pronunciation: /kənˈflɪktɪŋ/

Definitions of conflicting

verb present participle of conflict

Example Sentences

A1 My parents are conflicting about where to go on vacation.

A2 The students were conflicting over which movie to watch during the school trip.

B1 The project team is conflicting on the best approach to take for the presentation.

B2 The researchers are conflicting on the interpretation of the data collected.

C1 The political parties are conflicting on the new policy proposal.

C2 The board members are conflicting on the direction the company should take in the next quarter.

adjective showing or feeling disagreement or opposition

Example Sentences

A1 I have conflicting feelings about the situation.

A2 The two witnesses gave conflicting accounts of what happened.

B1 There are conflicting opinions on the best way to solve the problem.

B2 The data from the two experiments is conflicting, so we need to run more tests.

C1 The conflicting interests of the different stakeholders make reaching a compromise difficult.

C2 The conflicting ideologies of the political parties led to a stalemate in negotiations.

Examples of conflicting in a Sentence

formal The two witnesses provided conflicting testimonies during the trial.

informal I heard two different versions of the story from my friends, and they were conflicting.

slang The news articles about the incident were totally conflicting, I don't know what to believe.

figurative Her heart and mind were in conflicting states, making it hard for her to make a decision.

Grammatical Forms of conflicting

past tense

conflicted

plural

conflictings

comparative

more conflicting

superlative

most conflicting

present tense

conflict

future tense

will conflict

perfect tense

have conflicted

continuous tense

is conflicting

singular

conflicting

positive degree

conflicting

infinitive

to conflict

gerund

conflicting

participle

conflicted

Origin and Evolution of conflicting

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'conflicting' originated from the Latin word 'conflictus', which means to strike together or contend.
Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'conflicting' has evolved to encompass a broader range of meanings related to disagreement or opposition between ideas, beliefs, or interests.